April 10, I860.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



full eye arid is well wrinkled. Dot, second in bitches, has a 

 trice body, but is weak in face and too large in ears. 



TOY SPANIELS— (MR. LACY). 

 Roscius had no opponents in the King Charles challenge 

 class. First, in the open class was given to a bitch with a 

 white chest and under jaw and a sprinkling of white hairs on 

 the top of ber muzzle. Her best point was her flat coat. 

 Don II. should have won. Don Pedro is long in muzzle and 

 his coat is curly, and Punchinello has far too much tan. 

 The winning Blenheims and Prince Charlies are all well 

 known. 



SOHIPPE R K ES— (M li. SE A BURY). 

 Five "shipwrecked" ones honored the gentleman from 

 Providence by appearing in his ring. We do not profess to 

 know much more than the next man about the latest thing 

 in dogs, but we have placed them just as Mr. Seabury did. 

 Midnight has a nice frill, which sets off his head nicely. 

 He is a cobby little fellow, but perhaps thoy should not be 

 cobby. Anyway he fills the eve as a neat, tidy little dog. 

 Darkness is not so bright-looking, nor is she as good iu coat 

 as her kennel companion, while Peck, Jr,, is rather leggy 

 and short-coated. Othello was out-styled by the winners. " 

 MISOJELL AN EO US— (MR. I.AC Y). 

 First to Bertrand, the basset hound. He is not typical in 

 head and was shown too fat. White Prince, second, is too 

 much of a bull-terrier to be shown as a white English ter- 

 rier. Third to Orson, bob-tailed sheep dog. This class con- 

 tained two new breeds, Mexican spaniels and Italian sheep 

 dogs. The latter looked like mongrel collies, and were 

 white in color; but two of the "Mexican spaniels" were lit- 

 tle gems. Sharp, foxy heads, with prick-ears and bright, 

 intelligent eyes. Color, pearly white, with orange marked 

 heads, and feathered on legs and tails. They ought to have 

 been in the money and so should the Russian setter Duke. 



COKIlECTlOfTS. 



In mastiff bitches W. A. Powers's Greenwood .Tuuo was very 

 high com. instead of Lady Amelia; in great Dane dogs M. Martin's 

 Sultan was high com.; in challenge deerhound bitches J. E. 

 Thayer's Wanda was 2d, and in the bitch class Berga was reserve 

 and Brazen very high com.; in Gordon setter dogs C. H. Leonard's 

 Dash L. was fourth; in bbu-k cocker spaniel dogs, Prince, winner 

 of 3d, was disqualified for over weight, in bitches A. V. Almon's 

 Judy was high com.; iu beagle puppies W. P. Whitman's Pearl 

 was com.; in collie bitch puppies J. Duncan's Fioe was high com.; 

 in fox-terrier hitches Oriole Kennels' Blemton Rapture was re- 

 serve, and in dog puppies J. E. Thayer's Hillside Rake was very 

 high com., in bitch puppies E. S. Porter's Winning Hand was 

 com.; in Yorkshires under fiJbs., P. H. Coombs's Prince Albert 

 was 3d. 



SPKClAX PRIZES. 



Mastiffs.— Kennel, American bred, E. II. Moore. St. Bernards. 

 — Contoocook Kennel; American bred, C. T. Barney; best, Watch; 

 American bred, Nevis: smooth-coat under 18 months, Champ; St. 

 Bernard Club special, smooth-coated brood bitch, Regiua: Ameri- 

 can bred smootti dog over 18 months, Nevis: bitch, La ly Bernard; 

 dog under 18 months, Balfe; bitch. Empress of Contoocook; rough 

 bitch over 18 months, Zara. Pointers.— Kennel, Ohaa. Heath: 

 American bred, Westminster Kennel Club; dog with field trial 

 record, Graphic. English setters.— Kennel, American bred, Rose- 

 croft Kennels. Irish setters.— Kildare. Kennels; best, Elcho, Jr. 

 Gordon setters.— Kennel, American bred, H. F. Smith's. Spaniels 

 —Spaniel Club trophy, Baron; kennel, American bred, J. P. Wil- 

 ley; stud dog, Doc. Beagles.— Beagle Club special for best dog, 

 Racer, Jr. Collies.— Kennel, American bred, Chestnut Hill Ken- 

 nels; Collie Club special for best dog in open class, Roslyn Wilkes; 

 bitch, Roslyn Queen: Chestnut Hill Kennels' special for best dog 

 under 3 years, Roslyn Wilkes: bitch, Roslyn Flirt. Bulldogs.— 

 Best, Harper; American bred, Hillside. Bull-terriers.— Kennel, 

 American bred, W. L. & H. A. Harris; best, Attraction. Fox-ter- 

 riers.— Kennel, Blemton Kennels; American bred, the same; Fox- 

 Terrier Club's challenge cup. Blemton Racket; best, Rachel; in 

 open classes, Blemton Racket: home-bred puppy stake, the sain". 

 Irish setters— Best, Mars. Pugs.— Kennel, American bred, Dr. 

 M. H. Cryer. 



FOX-TERRIERS AT BOSTON. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In compliance with your request I give you notes on the 

 fox-terriers at the Boston show. The challenge class con- 

 tained Raby Mixer, Blemton Rubicon, Lucifer and Baccha- 

 nal. It was soon evident the latter was outclassed, so I 

 disposed of him early in the contest. In order to make the 

 reasons for my awards the plainer, I will first of all describe 

 the three remaining dogs as far as my opinions of them \v r ere 

 formed. Raby Mixer has a keen, hard, determined expres- 

 sion, with a jaw of sufficient power, good skull, well-shaped 

 and beautifully-carried ears; his neck is good, but owing to 

 his upright shoulders not so well placed as it would be did 

 the shoulders lie more oblique: he has clean, hard, grandly- 

 formed bone of excellent substance, neither too lumbery nor 

 too light, and stands on close, deep feet: as regards his front 

 generally the greatest crank in Christendom could not find 

 fault with it; his shoulders, as I have previously said, are 

 too upright, but they are clean and devoid of superfluous 

 muscle; ribs strong and robust; loin powerful; hindquar- 

 ters as might be expected from his shoulders, straight in 

 stifles and stilty, and not quite nice in second thighs; his 

 set on of stern is very good indeed, and in outline, top and 

 general make-up to my idea just what a terrier should rep- 

 resent, for what is a detraction in mauy terrier men's eyes 

 with regard to him is to me an attraction, i. c, his total lack 

 of any suspicion of squabbiness or eloddiness; in fact, the 

 height from the ground so apparent in him is to me a fea- 

 ture in his favor, and not a blemish. His coat is not of nice 

 quality, or of orthodox prof useness, but it is dense and close, 

 and quite as serviceable as a longer and more fashionable 

 one. Blemton Rubicon before I went in the ring I confess was 

 my favorite as between himself and Mixer. He has a strong, 

 powerful jaw, but a too prominent and pronounced forehead 

 —not domed as I have heard it described— his ears not a nice 

 shape, but his expression and character are good, of the pro- 

 nounced Clarke type; neck nicely arched, deep at the base 

 and well placed; bone clean, hard and yvell formed; his 

 shoulders are oblique, but pitched too much forward at the 

 blade, which makes their mechanism too loose and (loppy; 

 ribs well formed and capacious, especially the back ones; 

 loin too long and loose; hindquarters excellent, the muscle 

 being beautifully distributed, with his hocks well let down. 

 In top, set on of stern and general contour, be has all the 

 high-class finish of his dam, which is saying a lot. His 

 coat is of the fashionable profuseness, but is not dense 

 enough, and when angered he puts up his hackles in a very 

 pronounced way, which, to me, is not an additional attrac- 

 tion. In size he is about the same as Mixer, though his extra 

 length of loin makes him appear a bigger and longer-bodied 

 dog. Lucifer I was woefully disappointed in, as I certainly 

 had the impression that he was the best of three. His 

 teeth are none too good, nor is his mouth level by any means; 

 his jaw is short and somewhat wedge-shaped, skull wide in 

 proportion, eyes light and unattractive. In expression and 

 character he is common, lacking that high-class, keen, un- 

 definable property which should be found in a fox-terrier: 

 tor. though game enough looking, there is a suspicion of 

 lor ign characteristics. His neck is short and inclined to 

 be throaty; bone of sufficient substance, but its formation is 

 marred by strong muscle on the outside of the forearm, and 

 he t ills away a bit about the pasterns, so that when he 

 stands his front does not present that clean, even appear- 

 ance so desirable. His shoulders are well placed, but hid- 

 den by layers of unnecessary muscle: ribs strong and good; 

 loin, to my mind, too short; set on of stern excellent; hind- 

 quarters spoiled by badly-distributed, knotty muscle. In 

 general outline he is too short in couplings and eloddv- 

 looking all through: in fact, this evident shortness of body 

 was a surprise to me, as I had never noticed this defect in 

 him before. In judging the three dogs. I first of all com- 

 pared Rubicon with Lucifer, and found the former to score 



in quality, higher class character and finish in nearly all 

 essentials of a fox-terrier, especially in distribution 

 of muscle, power of head, formation of bone, length 

 of body. Though the former is too long, I pre- 

 ferred this defect to the too short one of the latter, 

 and only in size, and the way they stood in front had 

 Lucifer the preference. After this Mixer underwent, the 

 ordeal of comparison with the white dog. In head, jaw, 

 mouth, expression and character, he was the better of the 

 two; in neck, front, formation of bone, cleanness of shoul- 

 ders and general distribution of muscle, he had the piefer- 

 ence, and only in size and movement could Lucifer beat 

 him. This left Mixer and Rubicon to come together; both 

 are good iu keenness of expression, etc., Rubican scoring a 

 little in "quality," but Mixer's better shaped ears and 

 formed skull more than counterbalanced this superiority. 

 In front there is no comparison; in neck Rubican wins, as 

 he does in shoulder and a wee bit in back ribs; in loin Mixer 

 was much the better, in top and set on of stern both are ex- 

 ceptionally good; hindquarters Rubicon had a decided pref- 

 erence, as he did in movement; he is also better in length 

 of coat, but not iu density and closeness. It will chus be 

 seen Rubicon so far has the preference, but unfortun- 

 ately for him, and Hopkins, when I was supposed to be look- 

 ing intently at Mixer on three occasions, I was concentrat- 

 ing my thoughts and glances on Rubicon, and so dreadfully 

 was he knuckling over each time, that it would have been 

 impossible to place him first, had he shown more superiority 

 than he really did; in fact, the way I judged them was not 

 orthodox and consequently misleading, and rough on Rubi- 

 con, for I looked at him during his intervals of inattention 

 when anyone would have thought I was looking at the other 

 dog; had I not previously given Lucifer third, I think after 

 catching Rubicon as I did, they would have reversed posi- 

 tions. 



In challenge bitches, Rachel, the most beautiful of her 

 breed, was too much for the grandly made and good topped 

 Richmond Dazzle. 



Blemton Racket, first in open dogs, is a much better one 

 than I thought when at New York, although I never sa w 

 him off the bench at the earlier show. He seems to me to 

 have improved in expression, and is undoubtedly losing 

 that commonness which characterized him previously. His 

 bone is wonderful, too much perhaps; shoulders excellently 

 placed, ribs strong and well sprung, loin powerful and pro- 

 portionate; set on of stern nice; hiudquarters very good: in 

 outline, top, size and general conformation he is as good as 

 anything one could wish to see, and is all proportion and 

 symmetry, but his head will always prevent him from taking 

 the high position of his wonderful dam. Had he been tan 

 marked on the head he would resemble Huuton Prince 

 (Syrup) very much, though to my mind he is and always 

 will be a better dog. I quite expect to see him win at the 

 English Kennel Club show, unless Venio has not yet got in 

 the challenge class, and of him I know nothing, as he came 

 out after I left. Suffolk Risk, second, was not looking so 

 well as at New York, having, I believe, just got over dis- 

 temper, which made him look leggy and shelly; he also car- 

 ried his ears in a helpless fashion, which did not improve 

 his expression, Still the frame, good bone, excellent front 

 and beautiful top was there, and' as he wanted time to fur- 

 nish when at New York, I quite expect him to be better and 

 a much different one on his next appearance. Tramp, third, 

 owes his position to lack of quality iu the other contestants 

 more than any excellencies on his part. He is small 

 and I might say insignificant, but he has a fair expression, 

 good front, is a capital made one for his size, and is a very 

 good topped one. Blemton Volunteer, fourth, I am not 

 stuck on. He is very sparse in coat, none too good in set on 

 of stern, and could be improved in too many respects to 

 make him a good one. Reckoner was a long way the third 

 best, but I put him back on account of his mouth; this I 

 have since regretted, as he is a merry, gay little chap, and 

 is much better class than the third and fourth wiuners. 

 Suffolk Coronet is light in bone, and he has a stupid face, 

 but his top and symmetry entitle him to his position. 

 Beverwyck Rebel is not nearly such a good one as I thought 

 when I saw him at New York. He has a plain, common 

 head and expression, is long in body aud soft in coat, his 

 only recommendation being his substance and bone. None 

 of the others deserved comment; in fact after the first and 

 second winners the class may be termed mediocre and poor. 



In bitches I placed Suffolk Rarity first. She is or will be 

 on the small side, this being about her most serious defect. 

 Her head for its size is all right, and in expression and char- 

 acter she is good; her bone is well formed, shoulders nicely 

 placed, ribs, loin, set on of stern and general outline very 

 good. She is very stylish, and to my mind just the stamp 

 to produce "terriers." Blemton Brilliant, second, in my 

 eyes has a wretched head and expression, nor is she good in 

 front, or cleanness of shoulders. In ribs, loin, hindquarters 

 and top she is very good, as she is in size; beating Rarity 

 a lot in this respect. Empress, third, would have been 

 beaten by Incognita had the latter shown herself better; 

 the former has a long head, lacking expression and char- 

 acter, and ears which would be better were they half the 

 size; she wants more substance, although her bone is well 

 formed; her ribs want filling out, which, perhaps, time will 

 accomplish; at present she is too stilty aud flat all through. 

 Incognita, fourth, would probably have been second had she 

 not gone about the ring iu such a listless, nonchalant man- 

 ner; her head is ''terrier," bone good, ribs, loin, top and 

 size very good. 1 thought her a" very useful one, and 

 probably hardly used, even considering her bad showing 

 propensities. Beverwyck Rebecca resembles her brother. 

 Rebel, in every respect, although she is the more preferable 

 of the two, being better in body properties. Blemton Com- 

 ely would have made a much better impression had she 

 been shown with more flesh. She has a fair expression, but 

 lacks power in head; her ribs are not substantial enough, 

 and she is not overburdened with bone; she is a nice topped 

 one, and "if" she continues to grow will make a winner. 

 Blemton Rapture is a stamp I have often seen on the other 

 side. She, also, is a nice topped little thing, but should be 

 more useful as a brood bitch than a show one, if properly 

 mated. Blemton Enid will never be a flyer; her head and 

 jaw being too small would handicap her considerably were 

 she good in every other respect. Rosa Canina I care not for; 

 too close to the ground, and lacking type and character. 



The only new face to take my fancy in dog puppies was 

 Blemton Brawler, to which I gave second. He is not so good 

 as his kennel companion. Racket, but at the same time is 

 quite a nice one. His head is terrier-like, but not quite my 

 style. His bone and front good; ribs, loin, etc., excellent. 

 He is a nice topped one, and has the right amount of day- 

 light under him. I expect this youngster to improve con- 

 siderably before he appears again, and be quite a good, 

 useful winner for his owner. 



In bitch puppies, Suffolk Rarity upheld her win in the 

 open class. Blemton Toil, a new aspirant, coming second. 

 She is very much like Blemtou Verity in head and expres- 

 ion (in fact I took her to be a younger sister), though much 

 better to my mind; she stands on excellently formed bone, 

 but her feet are about as bad as could be; her ribs, loin and 

 general body properties are very nice and she is a very good 

 size. Empress was again third, aud the more I saw of her, 

 the less taking did she appear. The only other new face 

 was one of Mr. Thayer's but which I do not know; she was 

 probably a daughter of Raby Mixer's; a nice expressioned 

 one, with enough bone and a good top; being young and un- 

 matured I treated her too harshly, in fact 1 don't think she 

 received anything. I expect time will develop her into a 

 good one and later on to see her come to the front. I had 

 forgotten VVoodall Rustic, third in dog puppies. This 

 puppy may make an exceptionally good one, but he may be- 



come a rank bad one. At present he is all legs an I wlnaff. 

 and must certainly stop getting any taller; his jaw and sk ill 

 are well chiseled, and his expression good; bone strong and 

 well formed; top and set on of stern excellent; but" I am 

 afraid he will get too big. 



The same faces in wire-hairs, Suffolk Toby, excellent iu 

 type and character, texture of coat and size, outclassing his 

 other opponents. Suffolk Settler, second, losing in char- 

 acter, head and coat to his more successful kennel compan- 

 ion. Capscicum, third, is weak in jaw r and light all through, 

 and the reserve is square and plain in face, but. good in 

 texture of coat. Billet I was perhaps too harsh on, bub he 

 was in much worse oat even than at New York, and he 

 looked shorter in head and squabbier in body than ever. 

 The novice class did not contain a new face. Blemton 

 Racket easily won the special for the best in the opsu, aud 

 Hopkins relied on Rachel for the cup, which she won easily, 

 beating Mixer in ueck, placement and quality of shoulders, 

 hiudquarters, movement, coat, style and outline generally. 

 The more I see of this bitch the more do T think Ishill 

 never see another to equal her. The Blemton Kennels eaVil.y 

 carried off the American-bred special with Rubicon, FUcket. 

 Brawler, Toil, etc., it not being necessary to have any of 

 the competitors in the ring for this prize, as of courss it 

 was a foregone conclusion. R. P. Mayhe w . 



FOXHOUNDS AT BOSTON. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



It has been many years since a pack of foxhounds have been 

 shown in Boston, and this is the first instance of the benching 

 of a pack of pure American-bred foxhounds at the shows of 

 the New England Kennel Club. 



There were thirteen hounds iu the pack shown by the 

 Brunswick Fur Club, seven dogs and six bitches, aud from 

 their diversity of type plainly represented all sections of the 

 country. Among clogs those of New England breeding 

 showed better form and quality than the Southern and 

 Western varieties. First went to Joe Forester, a grand- 

 bodied hound of English type and extraction. This hound 

 has the best bone and muscle I have ever seen in an Ameri- 

 can-bred dog. His head is good, neck clean, chest power- 

 ful, though a trifle wide in front. The loins and thighs are 

 perfect, and his whole action is that of a powerful, free- 

 moving dog. The legs and feet could scarcely be improved. 

 Second went to Jack of Diamonds, a strong-built hound, 

 with a beautiful head and nice legs aud feet. He is shaoed 

 much like Joe Forester, but has not so much bone and mus- 

 cle. He was first at Worcester last year in a large class. 

 Third went to Bugle, a Byron hound of the T. G. Tucker 

 stock. He is a compactly built dog, with exceptionally tine 

 chest and shoulders, but lacks bon°, and his feet are not of 

 the best. Haye's Brave, reserve, is a gaunt, loosely made 

 hound, very throaty and could be improved in feet arid legs. 

 Drive, vhc.,isafar better hound than.Brave, for he hasja 

 handsome head, with good chest, and legs well placed under 

 him. Leads All, he, is a Southern hound, off in color and 

 very long in body, but with good legs and feet. Waltham 

 Jewel, c. is a young hound not yet mature. 



Some of the best bitches of the club were in whelp aud 

 could not be. shown, but several very fine ones were in the 

 pack. First went to Modest Girl, a splendid bodied bitch, 

 though light in bone. Her chest, back and thighs are per- 

 fect. Second and third went to Flora Temple and Mollie T. 

 respectively; they are sisters, out of Queen by Joe Forester, 

 and though only a year old are beautifully formed, aud 

 promise to develop into grand hounds. Flora, reserve, is a 

 grand bitch of English type, 2 tin. high. Her head is a studv 

 for an artist, and her legs and feet are of the best. She is a 

 little long cast, and not quite deep enough in chest, but is 

 by far the best brood bitch in the pack. Duster and Fanny, 

 vhc, are nice strong bodied bitches, with good legs aud feet. 



The pack, taking it all in all, shows the kind of hound 

 needed to stand the hard usage required in New England 

 fox hunting, and would evidently endure double the work 

 that the ordinary Southern and Western hounds would. 



It is understood that Joe Forester, Bugle, Drive, Flora, 

 Duster and Fanny are going into the kennels of Mr. A.. M'. 

 Gerry, of South Paris, Me., for breeding purposes, and some 

 grand stock may be expected this spring from these kennels. 

 Mr. Gerry is master of foxhounds of the club, aud no better 

 man could be selected to take charge of the breeding of 

 these line hounds. FoxCRAliT, 



ASSOCIATE MEMBERS A. K. C. 



A MEETING of the associate members of the A. K. C. was 

 held at 2 P. M., April 2, in Mechanics Hall, Boston, 

 Mass. About twelve members were present, with Dr. Perry 

 in the chair. The chairman having requested Dr. Meyer to 

 take his place, took the floor and made a stirring address to 

 the members; he spoke of the indifference of the members 

 of the club and their apathetic condition; he called upon 

 them to stir themselves and take more interest in the club, 

 and do more work for it. 



Mr. Watson stated that the members had no duties to per- 

 form, they merely paid in the $5 and had certain merchan- 

 dise in return. Notwithstanding the club membership 

 numbered nearly 400, there were hardly 70 votes cast for the 

 late election of officers. 



Considerable dissatisfaction has been felt by the members 

 at the manner Secretary Vredenburgh has been conducting 

 the associate members' business. For instance, it was dis- 

 covered that the voting papers recently sent out had no en- 

 velope for return, consequently the' secretary would be 

 unable to know whether the return was routine work or not. 



Dr. Foote moved that a circular be sent out, funds for the 

 same be raised by subscription, asking for the disbandment 

 of the Associate organization, and offering the Stud Book, 

 <hi?:ctte and two registration's annually to anyone paying 

 $5 to theA.K.C. The organizing of a National Dog Club, 

 with annual dues of #25, for the furthering of kennel inter- 

 ests, holding bench shows, etc., such organization to have 

 representation iu the A.K.C. and one delegate for every 

 fifty members. Motion lost. 



Mr. Morris proposed that a circular be issued by the 

 president asking associate members their opinion regarding 

 the organization and holding of bench shows by the club. 

 Motion lost. 



Mr. Watson moved, "It is the opinion of the members 

 present that the American Kennel Gazette should only 

 publish the names of those who have paid their dues for 

 the current year." Motion seconded by Dr. Foote and car 

 ried. 



Mr. Kendall moved that ''The president of the A. K. C. 

 request the secretary of the A. K. C. to publish in the 

 Gazette an appeal to all associate members, to state any 

 suggestions of policy or grievances to their delegates, to be 

 by them brought to the attention of the A. K. C." Motion 

 adopted. On motion adjourned. 



Victok M. Halbeman, Sec'v pro. Urn. 



BUFFALO DOG SHOW. -Buffalo, N. Y., April 7.- 

 Editor Forest cmd Stream: The railroads belonging bq 

 the Trunk Line Association will carry three dogs "free, to 

 and from our show, wheu accompanied" by owners or care- 

 takers, who present for inspection identification tickets. 

 This includes the Grand .Trunk Railway, N. Y. C, West 

 Shore, N. Y., O. & W., N. Y., L. E. & W., D. L. & W 

 Lehigh Valley, Central of N. J., Phila. & Read., Pennsyl- 

 vania, B. & O., Ches. & Ohio. Entries for our show num- 

 ber nearly 4M, and the quality is of the best.— A. W, SMITH, - 

 Sec'y, 



